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[House.] 

HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES,  Feb.  6,  1865.— Ordered 
to  be  laid  on  the  table  and  printed. 

[Presented  by  Mr.  IIoi.liday.] 


RESOLUTIONS 

Adopted  by  Company  "H"  "7"  and  "K"   Thirteenth  Virginia 
Infantry,  January  28,  1865. 

At  a  meeting  held  by  companies  "H,"  "I"  and  "K,"  Thirteenth 
Virginia  Regiment  Infantry,  Captain  S.  D.  Buck  was  called  to  the 
chair,  and  G.  M.  Wolfe  appointed  Secretary.  The  following  pre- 
amble and  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted : 

Whereas,  We  have  heard  with  surprise  and  regret  that  a  feeling 
of  despondency  has  manifested  itself  in  certain  parts  of  our  coun- 
try ;  and  whereas,  we  understand  that  the  devotion  and  loyalty  of 
the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia  to  the  cause  of  our  independence  has 
been  questioned ;  and  whereas,  the  public  enemy  is  encouraged  and 
misled  by  these  apparent  signs  of  weakness,  want  of  determination 
and  firmness  of  purpose  : 

Be  it  Resolved  as  the  opinion  of  these  companies,  That  in  the 
present  aspect  of  affairs  we  see  nothing  to  occasion  gloom  or  de- 
spondency, but,  on  the  contrary,  we  believe  that  the  past  four  years 
of  war  have  proved,  beyond  all  doubt,  the  abilities  of  the  slave- 
holding  States  to  maintain  and  protect,  against  all  enemies,  the 
Government  which  they  have  established. 

Resolved,  That  it  is  our  firm  and  determined  purpose  to  continue 
this  war  through  all  disaster  and  difficulties,  cheerfully  bearing  every 
hardship  and  braving  every  danger  until  the  independence  of  the 
Confederate  States  is  recognised  and  acknowledged. 

Resolved,  That  we  ridicule,  as  absurd,  the  idea  of  reconstruction  ; 
for  we  believe  re-union  would  subject  us  again. to  the  government  of 
that  sectional  majority  which  is  confined  to  the  abolition  States,  and 
which  is  alike  a  stranger  to  our  institutions,  feelings  and  habits  of 
thought  as  a  people,  and  foreign  to  our  territory. 

Resolved,  That  while  we  earnestly  desire  peace,  we  believe  the 
present  channel  for  diplomatic  intercourse,  as  established  by  custom 
and  law,  are  sufficient  for  all  practicable  purposes,  and  that  when 
the  Government  of  the  United  States  is  prepared  to  recognise  our 
independence  and  right  to  govern  ourselves,  no  difficulty  will  be  ex- 
perienced in  the  two  nations  communicating  with  each  other. 

Res.olved,  That  we  pledge  ourselves  to  resist  every  attempt,  when- 
ever and  wherever  made,  to  repudiate  the  public  debt;  that  we  con- 
sider the  resources  of  the  country  equal  to  its  payment,  and  we 
earnestly  entreat  our  friends  and  relations  at  home  to  give  full  faith 


and  credit  to  our  Government,  and  to  lend  it  every  possible  aid  and 
assistance. 

Resolved,  That  we  respectfully  recommend  to  our  comrades-in- 
arms to  renew,  in  this  dark  hour  of  the  war,  their  pledges  to  their 
country,  and  their  firm  resolve,  under  Divine  protection,  never  to 
submit  to  the  Government  of  the  United  States. 

Resolved,  That  in  the  great  and  good  men,  Generals  R.  E.  Lee, 
J.  E.  Johnston  and  G.  T.  Beauregard,  we  recognise  the  highest 
military  capacity,  and  in  their  ability  and  patriotism  we  have  un- 
bounded confidence. 

Resolved,  That  the  proceedings  of  this  meeting  be  communicated 
to  the  troops  from  Frederick  and  Hampshire  counties,  in  other  com- 
mands, and  that  they  be  published  in  the  Richmond  Examiner. 

SAMUEL  D.  BUCK,  President. 
G.  Miller  Wolfe,  Secretary. 


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